Michelangelo
By: Gabriella Di Cagno ; illustrated by Simone Boni, L.R. Galante ; [English translation, Susan Ashley]
Contributors: Boni, Simone; Galante, L. R.; Ashley, Susan
Series: Art masters; Art masters
Publisher: Oliver Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781934545010
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Criticism and interpretation; Artists; Biography; Renaissance Sculpture; Renaissance Art
Work titles: Michelangelo
Description: In the late fifteenth century, the palace of Lorenzo the Magnificent, ruler of Florence, was a meeting place of intellectuals, writers, philosophers, and artists. Among them was the talented young Michelangelo, soon to rank with Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael as one of the giants of the Renaissance. This book tells of Michelangelo's training in the workshop of Ghirlandaio, his fascination with the frescoes of Giotto and Masaccio, and the development of his lifelong passion for sculpture.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: Contemporaries; title: Sculpture; title: Drawing; title: Painting; title: In Lorenzo's garden; title: Battle of the Centaurs; title: Savonarola; title: Architecture; title: Bacchus; title: The republic; title: David; title: Unfinished works; title: Classical Rome; title: The Doni Tondo; title: Papal Rome; title: A tomb for Julius II; title: Fresco painting; title: Subjects for the Sistine ceiling; title: The structure of the Sistine ceiling; title: San Lorenzo; title: The Medici tombs; title: Fortifications; title: Return of the Medici; title: Theater and literature; title: The last judgment; title: Michelangelo in Rome; title: St. Peter's; title: Pietàs Michelangelo's legacy; title: Time line, Glossary, and web sites; title: List of works included.